**Executive Summary**
This document is an answer from the Ministry of AYUSH to the Lok Sabha regarding vacant positions within AYUSH institutions. The query, raised by Shri Raja Ram Singh and due to be answered on December 5, 2025, addresses the significant number of unfilled AYUSH positions, the under-resourcing of North-East states, and the government’s action plan for filling these vacancies. The ministry provides details of sanctioned, vacant, and filled positions, as well as the number of contractual staff engaged, and outlines actions being taken to address the vacancies.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Vacancy Overview:**
* Over 2,600 positions are unfilled in AYUSH research, academic, paramedical, and technical roles, with vacancy rates above 25%.
* Details are provided in Table I, which breaks down sanctioned, vacant, and filled posts institution-wise, along with the number of contractual staff.
* **North-East Region:**
* The North-East states are under-resourced.
* Details are given in Table II, specifying sanctioned strength and vacancy rates for peripheral institutes/units in the North-Eastern Region.
* **Government Action:**
* Vacant posts are being filled with qualified personnel on a contract basis as an interim measure, including in North-East States, until regular appointments are completed.
* Autonomous bodies within the Ministry of AYUSH are responsible for filling vacancies according to their respective Recruitment Rules (RRs) and stipulated procedures.
**Impact Analysis**
**Ministry of AYUSH**
*Impact:*
Overseeing the process of addressing the vacancies in AYUSH institutions.
*Action Required:*
Ensure autonomous bodies follow their respective Recruitment Rules (RRs) and procedures to fill vacant positions with qualified personnel and continue to address vacancies promptly.
**Autonomous AYUSH Bodies**
*Impact:*
Bear the responsibility for actually filling the vacancies.
*Action Required:*
Implement their recruitment rules (RR's) and stipulated procedures.
**AYUSH Institutions/Council**
*Impact:*
Affected by the filling of the vacancies, and the number of contractual staff available.
*Action Required:*
None directly mentioned; they are the recipients of the actions taken by the Ministry and other bodies.
**North-East States**
*Impact:*
Reduced under-resourcing once positions are filled.
*Action Required:*
None directly mentioned; they are recipients of actions taken by the Ministry.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of AYUSH: The primary subject of the document, concerned with filling vacant positions in AYUSH institutions.
Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare: An entity whose report highlighted the issue of unfilled positions in AYUSH research.
AYUSH: Indian traditional medicine system
North-East States: A region specifically mentioned as being under-resourced, making location relevant to policy impact.
Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS): Council for Research in Ayurvedic sciences.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF AYUSH
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1008
TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.12.2025
Vacant Positions in AYUSH
1008. Shri Raja Ram Singh:
Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government is aware that the Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare
165th committee report has highlighted over 2,600 unfilled positions in AYUSH research,
academic, paramedical and technical roles, with vacancy rates above twenty five percentage and
if so, the details thereof;
(b) whether it is a fact that North-East States are especially under-resourced and if so, the details
thereof along with the current vacancy rate;
(c) the details of the Government’s action plan and timeline to fill these positions with qualified
personnel, especially in underserved regions; and
(d) the number of the present vacant posts that are filled with contract employees along with the
number of years they are serving as contract employees?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYUSH
(SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV)
(a) to (d) The details of total number of sanctioned, vacant and filled posts, institution-wise are
under table – I and the details of the peripheral institutes/units of Councils and National Institutes
located in the North-Eastern Region along with the combined sanctioned strength and vacancy
rate are under table- II:Table – I
Sl. No. Name of the Number of Posts Number of
Institute/Council Sanctioned Vacant Filled contractual staff
engaged against
vacant post
1. National Institute of 329 29 300 1
Ayurveda (NIA), Jaipur
2. Institute of teaching 539 322 217 13
and Research in
Ayurveda (ITRA),
Jamnagar
3. All India Institute of 377 193 184 17
Ayurveda (AIIA), New
Delhi
4. North Eastern Institute 90 76 14 8
Ayurveda & Folk
Medicine Research
(NEIAFMR), Pasighat
5. North Eastern Institute 111 41 70 15
of Ayurveda and
Homoeopathy
(NEIAH), Shillong
6. Rashtriya Ayurved 9 2 7 Nil
Vidyapeeth (RAV),
New Delhi
7. Morarji Desai National 77 32 45 06
Institute of Yoga
(MDNIY), New Delhi
8. National Institute of 36 9 27 1
Naturopathy (NIN),
Pune
9. National Institute of 211 104 107 15
Unani Medicine
(NIUM), Bangalore &
Ghaziabad
10. National Institute of 107 12 95 6
Siddha (NIS), Chennai
11. National Institute of 56 27 29 02
Sowa Rigpa (NISR),
Leh, Laddakh
12. National Institute of 193 76 117 11
Homoeopathy (NIH),
Kolkata & Delhi
13. Central Council for 1708 903 805 872
Research in Ayurvedic
Sciences (CCRAS),
New Delhi
14. Central Council For 55 29 26 02
Research In Yoga And
Naturopathy(CCRYN), New Delhi
15. Central Council for 766 345 421 78
Research in Unani
Medicine (CCRUM),
New Delhi
16. Central Council for 251 28 223 95
Research in Siddha
(CCRS), Chennai
17. Central Council for 452 216 236 175
Research in
Homoeopathy (CCRH),
New Delhi
Table- II
Sl. No. Name of the Number of Posts Vacancy Rate
Institute/Council Sanctioned Vacant Filled (in %)
1. CCRAS 121 72 49 59.5
(05 peripheral
institutes)
2. CCRH 36 19 17 52.7
(06 peripheral
institutes/units )
3. CCRUM 6 4 2 66.6
(01 peripheral
institute)
4. NEIAFMR 90 76 14 84.4
5. NEIAH 111 41 70 36.9
The vacant posts are filled with qualified personnel on contract basis as an interim
measure including for North-East States till the process for regular appointments is completed.
The necessary action in filling up the vacant posts with qualified personnel in various
autonomous bodies under the Ministry of Ayush is taken by concerned autonomous bodies in
accordance with their respective Recruitment Rules (RRs) and stipulated procedure.
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